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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  5. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  6. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  7. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  8. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  9. What can we learn from Paul's shipwreck on Melita (KJV) or Malta? Acts 27-28
  10. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14


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What does 1 Peter 2:9 mean when it refers to believers as peculiar people?

March 29 2025

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Who is John MacArthur? Are his beliefs and teachings biblical?

He is a Calvinist and a cessationist (no more sign gifts), and more critiques can be found at sites such as...

March 28 2025 11 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

March 28 2025

Answer by LAURAN HILL

Why did they write God's name on their hands (Isaiah 44:3)?

Perhaps this is also in contrast with "marking" one's body with a tattoo. In Revelation 3:12, Jesus promises, "I will write on them the name of my God and...

March 28 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?

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Rotimi, at first I thought 1 Timothy 1:17 was referring to Jesus. But now, I realize that the attributes mentioned—eternality, immortality, invisibility, and...

March 28 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why did God command the necks of the donkeys to be broken in Exodus 13:13?

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Yes, Chay, this is a powerful foreshadowing of Jesus’ sacrifice, showing that only through Him can we be saved. Beautiful truth! Keep digging into the Word—...

March 28 2025

Answer by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Who is John MacArthur? Are his beliefs and teachings biblical?

From reading John MacArthur’s Study Bible, I would say that his spiritual beliefs are solidly based on Scripture. I am confident that just about everything...

March 28 2025 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What does it mean to "circumcise your hearts"? (Deuteronomy 10:16)?

Deuteronomy 10:16: Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked. As Moses reveals unto us it was the Lord who had delight in...

March 28 2025 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What parts of early Christian worship have completely disappeared from modern services?

Although many of the things listed in 1 Cor. 14 still happen in typical churches, most have become accustomed to a more structured practice. What we call...

March 28 2025 Follow Vote Up

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Answer by Chay Ray

Why did God command the necks of the donkeys to be broken in Exodus 13:13?

It's because the donkey represents you, the person, who must be redeemed by the lamb, which represents Jesus. I honestly think if I had lived back then, this...

March 27 2025 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does 1 Peter 2:9 mean when it refers to believers as peculiar people?

March 27 2025

Comment by Max Bravo

If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?

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HallelYah! I am amazed to see how many people understand that we are not under that mosaic law anymore, and that it was for the Jews only, the ones that came...

March 27 2025

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?

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AMEN! It's all about a relationship! Not about a religion. Jesus came to save sinners. He did not come to start a religion.

March 27 2025

Comment by Silas Cheung

Why was God so evident in the Bible, and seems so hidden today?

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Just in response to your assertion of progressive revelation in addition to the commonly agreed ultimate revelation by Jesus. I think what we have now is...

March 27 2025

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Who was Caleb in the Bible?

Caleb in Numbers 13 & 14 saw that God was able to conquer the land through them. He stood firm when others feared (2 Corinthians 5:7). We took can and...

March 27 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What does the Bible say about reading or writing fiction?

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I believe it is all about discernment. If you read garbage only, you are going to think garbage. I had a teacher once who said, "Garbage in, garbage out." So...

March 26 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How can I sing a new song when I'm experiencing grief?

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Lee, I am so sorry for the way that you have been mistreated at work. Personally, I have never been mistreated that way, but I know someone who has, my...

March 26 2025

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How can the total destruction of Jericho be morally justified? Joshua 6:21

Why kill everything (Joshua 6:21)? "God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His...

March 26 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

What does the Bible say about a Christian attending funerals of other faiths that will be preaching a message different from Christian?

The Bible doesn't speak specifically to this type of situation. I believe that it is a matter that you should ask the Holy Spirit about and allow Him to...

March 26 2025 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

In what ways is God’s perfection seen in Scripture?

The Bible, as God's Word, contains many testimonies to His multi-faceted perfection. To me, the most fundamental aspect of God's perfection is His holiness...

March 25 2025 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is the primary role of a Christian?

Study to learn and share the true gospel of peace (2 Tim 2:15), God's word of reconciliation to humanity, for the ambassadorship to Christ that God did...

March 25 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by den Roche

What is the primary role of a Christian?

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Dying to self and the flesh, to be conformed to the image of Christ with absolute obedience and dedication to God's ways, His truths and the life that are...

March 25 2025

Question by Gregory Jones

What does the Bible say about a Christian attending funerals of other faiths that will be preaching a message different from Christian?

Right now I'm wrestling with a question: Should I attend my cousin's funeral who is a Jehovah's witness, where a different message will be preached other th...

March 25 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?

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Yep, Sandi, in Ezra 1:1-4, he allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. This was a direct fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy (Jeremiah...

March 25 2025

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has good plans to give us a 'future and a hope?'

Good question! I like how the Net Bible has it: NET 'For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you....

March 25 2025 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

What is Puritanism and what did the Puritans believe?

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Weren't the Puritans behind all the witch trials in America in the late 1600's?

March 25 2025

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What does it mean in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has good plans to give us a 'future and a hope?'

March 24 2025

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did God make them go through all these steps in Joshua 7:14-15?

In my opinion, God proceeded as He did (rather than merely singling Achan out at the beginning) to impress upon Israel that, even though they were His...

March 24 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why did God make them go through all these steps in Joshua 7:14-15?

14 "'In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come fo...

Joshua 7:10 - 26

March 24 2025 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does it mean to "trust in Him at all times"? Psalm 62:8

The verse is telling the reader to have a trust in God that is constant and continuous -- existing not just when times are good or events are favorable, but...

March 24 2025 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Who was Joshua in the Bible?

Joshua (whose original name was Hoshea) is first mentioned in Numbers 13:8, where he was selected by Moses as one of twelve spies sent to scout out the land...

March 24 2025 Follow Vote Up

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Dragnet?

March 23 2025

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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?

March 23 2025

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?

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I believe that coveting can lead us on a path to break any one of the commandments, because God is not then considered in His rightful place.

March 23 2025

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Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?

March 23 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

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"The phrase 'In highly anthropomorphic terms God is transcendent' might seem contradictory at first. Anthropomorphism refers to describing God in human-like...

March 23 2025

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What does it mean, “Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children”?

Galatians 4:25: For this A’-gar is mount Si’-nai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. Paul the Apostle of...

March 23 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4–5)

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The Quest Study Bible says this, but I think they made a typographical error on the 3rd reference. Here are all 3 and my "correction": Exodus 20:16 (ESV) –...

March 23 2025

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

THE SONG (Deut. 31:16-22, 28-30; 32:1-47) A. The crisis (Deut. 31:16-22, 28-30) 1. The Lord tells Moses (Deut. 31:16-22): The Lord reveals that his people...

March 23 2025 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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What does it mean to "trust in Him at all times"? Psalm 62:8

8 i Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

March 23 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Why does the angel, and not God, make the promise to Hagai, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for their multitude"?

Genesis 16:10: And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Hagar after she...

March 23 2025 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

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Thank you Jack! I'm with you, and most ready to see the end of the curse! ...very thankful for the hope that we do have and can remember that we have...

March 22 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

Comment:
Good answer, Mark. Life, not death, reigns. Romans 5:21 (NET) "So that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to...

March 22 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

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Loved your reference to Dt 32:4 (2nd paragraph). When I was coaching high school freshman girls basketball in the fall of 2005, I was surprised at how many...

March 22 2025